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HAIM reveal they’re going to be guests on ‘Sesame Street’

HAIM have revealed that they’re going to be guests on the next season of Sesame Street. READ MORE: Haim at Glastonbury 2022: a victory lap worth the wait The band shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo of themselves with Big Bird – one of the characters from the long-running children’s show. “Guess who’s gonna be on the next season of Sesame Street!?” the band wrote. Check out the post here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by HAIM (@haimtheband) Advertisement The band join a long-list of illustrious guests who have appeared on the show over the years. Last year, Billie Eilish performed a child-friendly reworking of her track ‘Happier Than Ever’ on the show. During the episode, Eilish performed a duet with the Count about the joys of counting, beginning with the lyrics “When I’m counting with you, I’m happier than ever“. Anderson .Paak, Kacey Musgraves, Jon Batiste, actress Keke Palmer, poet Amanda Gorman and tennis player Naomi Osaka were among the guest stars last year. In past seasons, guest stars have included Maggie Rogers, Dave Grohl and Chance The Rapper. Meanwhile, back in July, Taylor Swift joined HAIM on stage in London tonight as the band’s surprise guest. Advertisement Swift… Read More →

07OCTNews

UK host city for Eurovision 2023 revealed

Liverpool has been revealed as the host city for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The news was confirmed on The One Show this evening, with BBC Eurovision commentator Graham Norton making the announcement. READ MORE: Sam Ryder on his debut album and life after Eurovision: “Who knows what will happen next?” “It means everything,” Liverpool’s director of culture, Claire McColgan, said. “We’re doing it for Ukraine first of all, for our brilliant city and for the people who come here. It’s going to be incredible.” Advertisement Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roy Gladden added: “We’ve wanted it, we expected it but you’re always on edge. We’ll have a party that’s never been done before.” The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will officially take place at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on May 13. Liverpool will host #Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine…and it’s gonna be proper boss ? ???? Find out all about Liverpool 2023 right here: https://t.co/a1zGojGfbr pic.twitter.com/hCrSYkMAsO — Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) October 7, 2022 Last month, it was confirmed that either Glasgow or Liverpool would be staging next year’s event on behalf of Eurovision 2022 winners Ukraine. A shortlist of seven potential cities was announced in August before organisers whittled it down to two. Yesterday… Read More →

07OCTNews

Rina Sawayama partners with Trussell Trust for tour: “No one should worry about whether they can afford to eat or not”

Rina Sawayama has today (October 7) announced that she has partnered with charity The Trussell Trust for her upcoming UK and Ireland tour. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Rina Sawayama: “I want to make live moments and memories that last forever” In a statement posted to her Twitter account, Sawayama said that she would be teaming up with the charity – who support a nationwide network of food banks and provide emergency food and support to people in need – for her latest tour. Sawayama wrote: “I’m sure you’re all aware but the cost of living is increasing so much at the moment, and people are struggling to pay for essential things like heating and food. No one should have to worry about whether they can afford to eat or not. Advertisement “That’s why I’m partnering with the Trussell Trust for my UK and Ireland tour this month, supporting food banks as they provide a lifeline to people during this crisis.” It appeared alongside a calendar of dates for Sawayama’s tour, with information on how fans can help at each one – be it via food donations at some of the events or cash. You can see a full list of the… Read More →

07OCTNews

Sigur Rós announce 20th anniversary reissue of third album ‘( )’

Sigur Rós have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of their third studio album, ‘( )’. READ MORE: Sigur Rós – ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’ review: Icelandic post-rockers narrate the apocalypse The new edition of the 2002 record was remastered by engineer Ted Jenson, and will contain B-sides and previously unreleased demos. It’s due to arrive on streaming platforms on October 28 ahead of a physical format release on November 25. To preview the forthcoming collection, Sigur Rós have shared a studio version of ‘Untitled #7’ (aka ‘Dauðalagið’ or ‘The Death Song’). You can listen below, and pre-order/pre-save ‘( )’ reissue here. Advertisement ‘( )’ was recorded in an empty swimming pool in Álafoss, Iceland, and came out of a period of “exploration and expectation” for the group. According a press release, Sigur Rós will drop a new full-length album at some point in 2023. Their seventh and most recent record, ‘Kveikur’, came out back in 2013. The band shared their ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’ orchestral project in late 2020. In a statement this February, Sigur Rós revealed that they were “in the process of writing and recording” a new LP. The tracklist for the remastered/extended edition of ‘( )’ is as follows… Read More →

07OCTHit Singles

The Cure – Wish (Reissue, 1992)

The trouble with a masterpiece like Disintegration is that at some point you have to follow it up. Released on Robert Smith’s 33rd birthday – April 21, 1992 – Wish turned out to be the perfect mix of light and shade. Any gloomier and The Cure would have been accused of milking the misery when there wasn’t much around – Disintegration had been wildly successful, establishing them as a stadium act around the world, despite Smith’s best intentions – and they’d already let their hair down with 1990’s irreverent (and prescient) remix collection Mixed Up. Indeed, it was while recording Mixed Up’s lead single “Never Enough”, slathered in Porl Thompson’s guitar, that Smith remembered how much fun playing together as a band could be, especially now Lol Tolhurst was out of the picture. ORDER NOW: Björk is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut In this blithe spirit, and armed with 18 months’ worth of ideas, the band headed to studios in Cornwall and the Cotswolds where they demoed around 40 songs, before settling in at Richard Branson’s Manor Studio in Oxfordshire in September 1991 to record the material that would make up Wish and its excellent B-sides. Smith… Read More →

05OCTNews

Nickelback namecheck Motörhead and Guns N’ Roses on rousing new single ‘Those Days’

Nickelback have shared rousing new single ‘Those Days’ from their forthcoming album ‘Get Rollin’. The track sees the band reminiscing about their youthful adventures in the 1980s along with music and film from the time. Referencing music from the era, frontman Chad Kroeger sings about “our first slow dance” to Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’, before namechecking Motörhead and Guns N’ Roses. “Remember every t-shirt we stole, from the local mall / (Ace Of Spades by Motörhead) / Remember Guns N’ Roses came out we were standing in line / Remember front row at that show, camped out all night / (Got so high Sweet Child O’ Mine),” he sings. Advertisement Elsewhere, the nostalgic song features references to the movies Nightmare On Elm Street and Back To The Future. You can listen to the track below. The track follows previous single ‘San Quentin’, which the band shared from their forthcoming new album last month. Their 10th studio album, which is set for release on November 18 via BMG, will be their first LP since 2017’s ‘Feed The Machine’. “We’ve spent the last few years making a record at a pace that gave us the freedom to create and we can’t wait for… Read More →

04OCTNews

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard share sprawling new single ‘Iron Lung’

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have shared their new nine-minute single ‘Iron Lung’. The psych-rock track is the second to be lifted from ‘Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava’, the first of three albums the band have in the pipeline. It follows ‘Ice V’, which was released last month. In a statement, guitarist Stu Mackenzie called the track “the ultimate collab,” adding: “We wrote the lyrics as a group and created the music out of improvisation. Spontaneous creation. The best kind.” You can view an animated video for the track below. Advertisement Speaking about the video, director SPOD added: “When I heard this track I had just started delving into fully animated AI videos. I love how the song seems like endless ascending and descending cycles culminating in these dramatic explosions and lifts, so it felt like a perfect fit to dive into a nine-minute descent to hell and back.” ‘Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava’, is the first of three albums set to be released this month, starting this Friday (October 7) followed by ‘Laminated Denim’ on October 12 and ‘Changes’ on October 28 via their own KGLW label. The band will have a total of… Read More →

04OCTNews

Coldplay postpone Brazil shows after Chris Martin comes down with “serious lung infection”

Coldplay have postponed their forthcoming shows in Brazil until 2023 due to illness. The band are currently on the South American leg of their mammoth ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour in support of their ninth album of the same name. Chris Martin and co’s most recent gig took place in Santiago, Chile on September 24. READ MORE: Coldplay live in London: a fantastical, feel-good bonanza that delivers on a bold promise Coldplay had been due to continue the stint with a run of concerts in Brazil, beginning next Tuesday (October 11). Advertisement Taking to social media today (October 4), however, the group confirmed that the gigs will no longer take place as planned. “With deep regret, we’ve been forced to postpone our upcoming shows in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo until early 2023,” an official statement read. “Due to a serious lung infection, Chris has been put under strict doctor’s orders to rest for the next three weeks.” The group went on to say that they’re “working as fast as possible to lock in the new dates”. An announcement with further information is expected in the coming days. pic.twitter.com/UBy1ULYD7v — Coldplay (@coldplay) October 4, 2022 “To everyone in Brazil… Read More →

04OCTNews

Nick Oliveri says former Kyuss members should be able to tour under band name

Kyuss bassist Nick Oliveri has said that he wishes he and his former bandmates could tour under their previous band name. In 2012, Josh Homme filed a lawsuit against Kyuss Lives! – the reunited incarnation of the singer’s pre-Queens Of The Stone Age band – accusing them of “trademark infringement, misrepresentation [and] false designation”. Homme was the original guitarist in Kyuss until their split in 1995 but did not take part in the band’s 2011 reunion tour under the Kyuss Lives! moniker. Advertisement A judge later ruled that vocalist John Garcia and drummer Brant Bjork could not release music under Kyuss Lives!, adding that future live shows under that name “might continue to subject them to liability for trademark infringement”. Brant Bjork (second from left) and Josh Homme (far right) with Kyuss. Credit: Press. Now, Oliveri has said he wishes that the former band members could still do gigs under the name. Speaking in an interview with Spanish site GoetiaMedia at June’s Hellfest in Clisson, France, Oliveri reflected on the legal dispute. “It’s one of those things. I feel personally that it’s a fans’ band. When the band existed [from the late 1980s until] ’95, with a record company push… Read More →

04OCTNews

SZA says she’s not in a rush to release second album: “I don’t have any deadlines”

SZA has opened up about the progress of her long-awaited second album, but made it clear that she’s in no rush to release it. READ MORE: SZA – ‘Ctrl’ review: TDE protégé makes a huge statement with her debut “I don’t even know what this album is about and what it sounds like,” the singer said during a recent interview with Complex. “Which is why I had to go to the mode of what feels good to my brain and to my energy and the songs that I think are hot, I just have to go with them.” SZA went on to say that she has “no idea” what the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Ctrl’ “sounds like to anybody else”, explaining that it was hard to pinpoint an exact sonic direction. “It’s a little bit of everything,” she said. “It’s a little aggressive. Some parts are incredibly soft. Some of them are ballads. I don’t know. It’s all over the place. It’s just where my heart is.” Advertisement The singer also discussed not feeling pressure to release the album anytime soon. In recent years, she’s been relentlessly queried about the follow-up to ‘Ctrl’ and when it will arrive. In April, she stoked… Read More →

03OCTNews

Artists respond after Kanye West wears ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt at Paris Fashion Week

After making his catwalk debut at Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show over the weekend, Kanye West introduced his latest Yeezy line with his Yzy Season 9 event on Monday. READ MORE: ‘Donda 2’: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songs During the live-streamed presentation, the rapper wore a longsleeve shirt with the words “White Lives Matter” emblazoned on the back. As Rolling Stone points out, the phrase – an appropriation of the Black Lives Matter slogan used to protest racial injustice, discrimination and police brutality – has been adopted by white supremacist organisations in recent years, and is categorised by the Anti-Defamation League as a hate slogan. While at the event, West was photographed standing next to conservative Black commentator Candace Owens – who has been vocally critical of the Black Lives Matter movement – who was also wearing a shirt with the words “White Lives Matter” on the back. Kanye West and Candace Owens wearing “White Lives Matter” shirts at his fashion show in Paris. pic.twitter.com/eJekZ8cGhe — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 3, 2022 Advertisement After photos emerged from the event, artists such as Jaden Smith and Boosie responded to West’s controversial choice of attire. The former shared… Read More →

03OCTNews

Ed Sheeran announces North American ‘Mathematics’ tour for 2023

Ed Sheeran has shared details of a North American tour for 2023 – see dates below including how to buy tickets. READ MORE: 50 things you didn’t know about Ed Sheeran The pop star will bring his ongoing ‘Mathematics’ world tour to the US and Canada next year, with support from Khalid, Dylan, Rosa Linn, Cat Burns, Maisie Peters and Russ on differing dates. It’s in support of his latest album, 2021’s ‘=‘ and will also hear him play songs from his back catalogue. Tickets go on general sale here next Friday (October 14) at 10am PT (6pm BST). Advertisement Fans can register for early access tickets here (registration closes this Sunday, October 9 at 10pm ET / 3am BST, Monday, October 10). Those with American Express cards can also get early access here from next Wednesday (October 12) at 12pm local time through to next Thursday (October 13) at 10pm local time. Ed Sheeran ‘Mathematics’ North American tour dates 2023: MAY 06 – AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas, US * 13 – NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas, US * 20 – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, US * 27 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, US * JUNE 03 – Lincoln Financial… Read More →

03OCTNews

Russian rapper Walkie suspected to have taken own life after refusing to go to war

A rapper from Russia is believed to have taken his own life after he refused to be drawn into fighting in President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. READ MORE: ‘Am I depressed?’ – help and advice on mental health and what to do next Walkie, whose real name was Ivan Vitalievich Petunin, told fans in a Telegram video that he couldn’t “take the sin of murder on my soul” and that his final protest would be expressed by his death. According to the Daily Mail, Petunin’s body was found in the Russian city of Krasnodar on Friday (September 30). The 27-year-old rapper was one of 300,000 extra Russian citizens whom Putin had drafted for his continued war against Ukraine. Walkie previously served in the Russian army and, as the Mail reports, hated his previous experience so much that he tried to avoid re-enlistment on medical grounds, highlighting that he had been treated in a psychiatric hospital. In the Telegram video, which has since been shared on Twitter, Petunin said: “If you are watching this video, then I am no longer alive. I can’t take the sin of murder on my soul and I don’t want to. I am not ready… Read More →

03OCTNews

DAY6 (Even Of Day) reunite for a special live performance

Day6 (Even of Day) briefly reunited for a special performance on a recent episode of KBS’ Immortal Songs. READ MORE: Day6 (Even Of Day): “Whenever we listen to songs in different languages, there’s still emotions that we can feel” Members Young K, Wonpil and Dowoon took the stage for the variety show’s 74th Armed Forces Day special, which aired on October 1. The trio, dressed in their military uniforms, performed their 2019 hit ‘Time of Our Life’ and their rendition of singer Kim Min-woo’s 1990 single, ‘In the Enlistment Train’. “Honestly, even to me / This moment right now / Feels like a dream because I’m with you / For this day / I prepared many things,” the trio belted out in their performance for ‘Time of Our Life’. Advertisement All three members of Day6 (Even of Day) are currently serving in the military. Young K is with KATUSA (the Korean Augmentation Troops to the United States Army), while Wonpil is enlisted in the Korean navy. Dowoon, meanwhile, is serving in the military band. In August, the subunit released ‘Darling of the Beach’—a single that serves as a “summer present” for their fans. The track, likely pre-recorded before the members… Read More →

02OCTNews

Watch The 1975’s ultra-suave performance on ‘Later… With Jools Holland’

Returning for its 61st series on Saturday (October 1), Later… With Jools Holland kicked off with a stylish performance from The 1975. READ MORE: The 1975 live at Reading Festival 2022: “It’s. Just. Fucking. Bangers” Showcasing two singles from their upcoming fifth album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, The 1975 dimmed the lights and suited up for a swaggering playthrough of ‘Happiness’, breaking out an acoustic guitar for frontman Matty Healy to strum on as he melted hearts with ‘I’m In Love With You’. Take a look at the clips for both performances below: Advertisement ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ is primed for release on October 14 via Dirty Hit. In addition to ‘Happiness’ and ‘I’m In Love With You’, the album will feature singles ‘Part Of The Band’ and ‘All I Need To Hear’. Following the album’s release, The 1975 will embark on a supporting world tour. They’ll start in North America, performing 23 shows across November and December, before rolling on to the UK and Ireland with 16 dates in January. Before then, however, the band will deliver a special album release show in Kingston-upon-Thames, playing the Pryzm on Thursday October 13 just hours before they… Read More →

30SEPNews

Listen to ‘Take 1′ of The Beatles’ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’

The first take of The Beatles’ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ has been released – you can listen to the studio outtake below. The track forms part of a new special deluxe edition of the legendary band’s 1966 album ‘Revolver’, which is set for release on October 28. READ MORE: 20 things you didn’t know about The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Recorded during the first ‘Revolver’ recording session on April 6, 1966 in Studio Three at EMI Studios (now called Abbey Road Studios), The Beatles were joined by their producer George Martin, recording engineer Geoff Emerick and technical engineer Ken Townsend. Advertisement “John [Lennon’s] ethereal vocals (fed from his mic through a rotating Leslie speaker), and innovative tape loops – including Paul [McCartney] saying ‘ah, ah, ah, ah’, which when sped up produced a sound similar to a seagull’s screech – converge with Ringo [Starr’s] thunderous drum pattern, George [Harrison]’s tamboura drone, and a backwards guitar solo,” a press release explains of the recording, which you can hear below. In an interview before ‘Revolver’’s 1966 release, McCartney told NME: “We did it because I, for one, am sick of doing sounds that people can claim to have heard before.” First confirmed by Giles Martin –… Read More →

30SEPNews

NME Australia cover stars Parkway Drive on ‘Stranger Things’, the grim influences on ‘Darker Still’ and more

Parkway Drive are the latest band to feature on the cover of NME Australia, talking about their seventh album, ‘Darker Still’, their near-breakup, male mental health and much more. For the story, we caught up with three members of the Aussie metal band – frontman Winston McCall, lead guitarist Jeff Ling and drummer Ben Gordon – to discuss the turbulent creation of the album, how group therapy helped them become their strongest selves, and the band’s uncertain future. READ MORE: On The Cover – Parkway Drive: “It felt like a sledgehammer had been taken to all of our worlds” In unpacking the minutiae of their story, we spent more than five hours with the band, riffing on everything from Metallica’s moment in Stranger Things, to running their own label in Australia (Parkway Records), to their UK tour kicking off at London’s Alexandra Palace today. But with only so many pages in an issue of NME Australia – the new issue of which can be ordered here – there was a lot we simply couldn’t squeeze into our cover story. Advertisement Check out the cover story here and read on for five bits we think are too good to stay on… Read More →

29SEPNews

Oasis’ Bonehead on recent cancer diagnosis: “It’s all clear, it’s gone”

Former Oasis guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs has announced that he no longer has cancer. READ MORE: Oasis – every album ranked and rated The news follows Arthurs undergoing treatment in June, after he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer in April of this year. “Update on my cancer”, the musician and founding Oasis member shared in an Instagram statement. “I had a full scan 10 days ago, and it’s all clear, it’s gone. Thank you so much all of you for the messages I’ve had throughout, you’ve helped me more than you know.” Advertisement The guitarist also thanked The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, before ending the statement with “into recovery now and see you all soon x.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paul Arthurs (@boneheadspage) Arthurs – who has been involved in Liam Gallagher‘s live show for a number of years – had to step away from Gallagher’s ongoing tour following his diagnosis. Following the news of his clear scan, Gallagher shared his sentiments on Twitter. “Yes Bonehead, we knew you’d kick its arse,” he wrote, adding, “sooooo fucking happy guinness LG x”. The former Oasis frontman had previously shared messages of support for Bonehead, writing, “Sending BIG love… Read More →

29SEPNews

Paramore reflect on break following ‘After Laughter’: “We realised nothing is worth risking our health”

Paramore have reflected on the enforced break they took after touring their 2017 album ‘After Laughter’, saying that they “realised nothing is worth risking our health”. The three-piece are currently gearing up to release ‘This Is Why’, their first album since ‘After Laughter’, on February 10, 2023. READ MORE: Paramore’s ‘This Is Why’ is a snarling, defiant middle finger to the haters Having shared the new LP’s title track yesterday (September 28), a new Guardian interview with Paramore has now seen the band look back on the period of self-reflection they took following the conclusion of the ‘After Laughter’ album campaign. Advertisement Frontwoman Hayley Williams told The Guardian that the openness of the ‘After Laughter’ campaign enabled Paramore to “more than ever [become] a support system to each other that we desperately needed”. Recalling how he learned of the death of a family friend during a video shoot for a single from the album, guitarist Taylor York said: “I just started bawling. I didn’t know I had this capacity until that moment. We realised nothing is worth risking our health.” After limiting their touring plans for ‘After Laughter’, the band then decided to pause to “see what it’s like to… Read More →

29SEPNews

Coolio, rapper best known for ’90s hit ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, has died

Coolio, the American rapper responsible for the 1995 hit ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, has reportedly passed away at the age of 59. Although a cause of death has not been officially given, the rapper’s manager, Jarez, confirmed to both TMZ and Rolling Stone that Coolio passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (September 28). NME has reached out to Coolio’s management for further comment. The rapper is survived by his six children. Tributes have come in for the rapper in the wake of the news, including from his ’90s hip-hop contemporary Ice Cube. “I witnessed first hand this man’s grind to the top of the industry,” he tweeted. This is sad news. I witness first hand this man’s grind to the top of the industry. Rest In Peace @Coolio https://t.co/vCeyn08Vsi — Ice Cube (@icecube) September 29, 2022 Advertisement Comedian Martin Lawrence – who starred in the 1997 film Nothing To Lose, which featured a Coolio song on its soundtrack – has also paid tribute. My deepest condolences and prayers go out to the family of @Coolio ?? #rip pic.twitter.com/vH68qVolRy — Martin Lawrence (@realmartymar) September 29, 2022 Another tribute has come from MC Hammer, who described Coolio as “one of the nicest dudes I’ve known”…. Read More →

28SEPNews

Mount Kimbie announce new double album featuring Slowthai, James Blake and more

Mount Kimbie have announced a new double album featuring Slowthai, James Blake and more – get all the details on ‘MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning’ below. The new record, which follows 2017’s ‘Love What Survives’, comprises two solo albums, one from each of the electronic duo, real names Kai Campos and Dom Maker. It will be released on November 4 via Warp. This new direction was teased earlier this month when the pair shared two new double A-side singles, ‘In Your Eyes’ (feat. Slowthai and Danny Brown), ‘A Deities Encore’ (feat. Liv.e), ‘Q’ and ‘Quartz’. Advertisement The pair of albums are being further teased with ‘Die Cuts’ songs ‘f1 racer’ (feat. Kučka) and ‘locked in (feat. Maxo Kream & Pa Salieu)’, while ‘City Planning’ is being previewed by new track ‘Zone 1 (24 Hours)’. Listen to all three tracks below and see the tracklist for both albums. ‘Die Cuts’ 1. ‘dvd’ (feat. choker) 2. ‘in your eyes’ (feat. slowthai & danny brown) 3. ‘f1 racer’ (feat. kučka) 4. ‘heat on, lips on’ 5. ‘end of the road’ (feat. reggie) 6. ‘somehow she’s still here’ (feat. james blake) 7. ‘kissing’ (feat. slowthai) 8. ‘say that’ (feat. nomi) 9. ‘need u tonight’ 10…. Read More →